Machu Picchu
At the lower end of this area is the Prison Group, a labyrinthine complex of cells, niches and passageways, positioned both under and above the ground.
Must-see attractions in Cuzco & the Sacred Valley
Pisac
If you are interested in textiles, it’s worth visiting this weaving community that’s a 40-minute trip by taxi from Pisac.
Choquequirao
A residential area with inferior building quality where the lower classes may have lived.
Machu Picchu
Little is known about these mysterious ruins, located opposite the Principal Temple.
Cuzco
This simple adobe church is comparatively small, but you can’t help but be awed by the baroque, gold-leaf principal altar. The exquisitely carved pulpit,…
Cuzco
There are sundry moth-bitten archaeological displays interpreting Inca and pre-Inca cultures at this small, mangy, underground archaeological museum,…
Cuzco
The original version of this baroque church was destroyed by the 1615 earthquake and rebuilt by 1699. Its Renaissance facade is typical of the Cuzco…
The Inca Trail
The Inca Trail leads across an Inca causeway and up a gentle climb through some beautiful cloud forest and this Inca tunnel carved from the rock.
Cuzco
This church dating from 1676 belongs to the Carmelite order. Its baroque interior features brick and rough stone and a beautiful dome.
Aguas Calientes
The Catholic church of Aguas Calientes sits along the main square.
